Bareskrim Polri Will Check Roy Suryo Regarding Hoax Gibran Assisted By Hearing Devices During The Vice Presidential Candidate Debate

Head of Public Relations Division of the National Police, Kombes Erdi A. Chaniago/DOK IST

The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police will examine Roy Suryo who was reported for a case of alleged hate speech about the irregularities in the use of three microphones by Gibran Rakabuming Raka during a vice presidential debate at the Jakarta Convention Center Convention Center or JCC, Jakarta.

However, the examination of Roy Suryo as the reported party will only be carried out after analyzing the reporting file and clarifying the reporter.

"The next step after receiving the investigator's report is to analyze and clarify the reporter and the reported party," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Public Relations Division Kombes Erdi A. Chaniago in his statement, Wednesday, January 3.

For now, the reporting file has just been received by the investigative team. It still takes time until finally Roy Suryo will be summoned for questioning.

"It is true that there is an LP from the public who reported the owner of the X account named @KRMTRoySuryo1," said Erdi.

Roy Suryo was reported by Pilar 08 volunteers on suspicion of being a hoax to the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police, Tuesday, January 2. The report relates to his statement regarding the implementation of the inaugural debate for the vice presidential candidate which is considered to have a number of irregularities.

Head of Law for Pillar 08, Hanfi Fajri said Roy Suryo's statement had caused a commotion in the community. In fact, the General Election Commission or KPU as the organizer and the television party who participated in the vice presidential debate have denied this.

In fact, it has been explained about the use of three microphones for each vice presidential candidate.

"Even though everything has been denied by the chairman of the KPU. The consortium from the TV organizers has been denied. But Roy Suryo still insists that he feels the most right," he said.

"In fact, we don't want provocations to cause commotion and hate speech from the candidate pair. So we to prove the truth, we make a report like that," continued Hanfi.

In a report that has been with the number LP/B/3/I/2023/SPKT/BARESKRIM POLRI, dated January 2, 2024, a number of evidences were also included. For example, a screenshot of the @KRMTRoySuryo1 account showing a statement about irregularities.

Roy Suryo was reported under Article ITE Law Article 28 Paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 45A Paragraph (2) RI Law number 19 of 2016 concerning Amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions and/or Article 14 of the Criminal Code and/or Article 15 of the Criminal Code and/or Article 207 of the Criminal Code.